Day Guide for Wednesday May 22nd 2019 What are the holidays on May 22nd 2019?

This is our day guide for Wednesday May 22nd 2019 which shows you at a glance what's happening on this day around the world. Using the calendar on this page, you can look at a day guide for any day. Why not look up your birthday to see which holidays you share it with?

Holidays on May 22nd 2019

International: Nuzul Al-Quran

Commemorates the day when the words of the Qur'an were first revealed to the Prophet Muhammad

Cambodia: Royal Plowing Ceremony

Marks the start of the planting season. 4th day of the 6th lunar month's waning moon.

Martinique: Abolition Day

Slavery was finally abolished in all French possessions on May 28th 1848

Montenegro: Independence Day Holiday

Second day of holidays to mark Independence Day

Yemen: Unification Day

Marks the anniversary of the unification of North Yemen and South Yemen in 1990.

Observances on May 22nd 2019

USA: Harvey Milk Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of Harvey Milk Day

United Nations: International Biodiversity Day

The General Assembly of the United Nations declared May 22 as the International Biodiversity Day to raise the awareness of citizens and increase understanding of the importance of its conservation and sustainable use.

USA: National Buy a Musical Instrument Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Buy a Musical Instrument Day

USA: National Maritime Day

Maritime Day honors the SS Savannah which made the first trans-Atlantic crossing under steam power in 1819.

USA: National Vanilla Pudding Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Vanilla Pudding Day

USA: Emergency Medical Services for Children Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of Emergency Medical Services for Children Day

International: Sherlock Holmes Day

It's elementary that Sherlock Holmes Day is on May 22nd. As that is the birthday of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

International: World Goth Day

A day where the goth scene gets to celebrate its own being, and an opportunity to make its presence known to the rest of the world.

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General Information for May 22nd 2019
There are 5 public holidays today.
Day 142 of 2019
223 days left in 2019
Week 21 of the year
On this Day in History
1959 - Lead singer of The Smiths, Morrissey is born.
1915 - The worst train crash ever to occur in the UK takes place at Quintinshill in Scotland - the accident involves five different trains, with a death toll of 227.
1455 - The Yorkists are victorious over the Lancastrians at the First Battle of St Albans, heralding the start of the War of the Roses.
337 - Emperor Constantine, founder of the city of Byzantium and the Byzantine Empire, dies.